Viltrox EVO 75mm F1.8 E-Mount Review
The Viltrox EVO series has hit the sweet spot for a lot of people. First came the 85mm F2, then the 35mm and 55mm F1.8 full frame options, each of which has proven to be both critical and commercial successes.…
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Viltrox EVO 90mm F2.2 X-Mount Review
The Viltrox EVO series has hit the sweet spot for a lot of people. First came the 85mm F2, then the 35mm and 55mm F1.8 full frame options, each of which has proven to be both critical and commercial successes.…
Brightin Star AF 12mm F2.8 Review
The newer lensmakers that were making manual focus lenses last year are all moving on into autofocus this year. This is the first time that I’ve reviewed an autofocus lens from Brightin Star, and they’ve created an interesting one –…
Viltrox TC-2.0x Teleconverter for Sony Review
Sony’s relationship with teleconverters on their mirrorless E-mount platform has been, well, difficult. While in many ways Sony E-mount has been the most open platform in the history of photography, Sony essentially chose two primary areas to “put a thumb”…
Thypoch Voyager 24-50mm F2.8 Review
Sometimes companies surprise you. I’ve been waiting for an autofocus zoom lens to come from one of the Chinese lensmakers, fully expecting it to be Viltrox or perhaps Sirui. Instead it comes from a very unexpected source – new lensmaker…
Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS Review
Lens design often becomes othodoxy. 70-200mm telephoto zooms “always” have fixed aperture of F2.8 or F4, but 70-300mm or 100-400mm zooms are “always” variable aperture. 70-200mm zooms are internally zooming, but 70-300mm or 100-400mm zooms are always externally zooming. There…
Nikkor Z 14-30mm F4 S Review
My journey continues as I familiarize myself with Nikon’s important catalog lenses. Today’s stop is in the wide angle department, where I’ll cover the less expensive of Nikon’s two S-line wide angle zooms – the Nikkor Z 14-30mm F4 S.…
Viltrox EVO 55mm F1.8 APO Z Review
The Viltrox EVO series came out of the blue last year as Viltrox’s most recent industry-disrupting move. This mid-tier series of compact, feature-rich, high-performing lenses at an extremely competitive price got everyone’s attention, and the EVO 85mm F2 was just…
Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 II EVO E-Mount Review
The Viltrox EVO series came out of the blue last year as Viltrox’s most recent industry-disrupting move. This mid-tier series of compact, feature-rich, high-performing lenses at an extremely competitive price got everyone’s attention, and the EVO 85mm F2 was just…
Nikkor Z 50mm F1.2 S Review
All of Nikon’s Z-mount F1.2 S lenses are extreme instruments. They are big, heavy, and expensive…not for the faint of heart. The Nikkor Z 50mm F1.2 S is the cheapest of this trio of extreme instruments, but will still carries…
Tamron 35-100mm F2.8 Di III VXD Review
The Tamron 35-100mm F2.8 Di III VXD is the surprise lens that not a lot of people knew that they wanted…but may change their mind after using it. The typical zoom range for a standard zoom with an F2.8 aperture…
Nikkor Z 24-120mm F4 S Review
I’ve reviewed nearly a dozen 24-105mm variants over the years, but this is my first time reviewing a lens that manages to stretch that traditional zoom range and give it a little more telephoto reach. And after spending some time…
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG II | ART Review
Sigma released the second generation of their 35mm F1.2 | ART lens in the fall of 2025, and they are quickly following that up with a MK II version of their 35mm F1.4 | ART lens. The original 35mm F1.4…
Sigma 15mm F1.4 DC | Contemporary Review
Last year I reviewed a beautiful new little APS-C prime from Sigma in the form of the 12mm F1.4 DC. I really liked that lens and gave it a positive review. I had noted that Sigma hadn’t gone any wider…
Viltrox Pro AF 50mm F1.4 Z-Mount Review
The buzz over Viltrox and Nikon is that the latter is currently suing the former, and while this has generated a fair bit of angst amongst Nikon Z-mount shooters, Viltrox is clearly fairly positive over the outcome, as they told…
Canon RF 24-105mm F2.8L IS Z Review
The promise of Canon’s new RF mount is that it was going to release new and novel lens designs not possible on EF mount. I would say that in many ways that is a promise that was overstated, but every…
Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM Review
The prime complaint about the Canon RF ecosystem has been that it was closed to third party development when the system launched in 2018…and here in 2026 that remains the case. Canon has allowed some development for APS-C on RF,…
Laowa AF 200mm F2 C-Dreamer Review
What an interesting year! Earlier this year, when reviewing the Sigma 200mm F2 OS SPORT, I marveled that it had been so long since we had seen a new 200mm F2 lens, and even more so that Sigma had beaten…